Joseph Dao (June 8, 1936 – October 23, 2011) was the Burkinabé-born

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bishop of the

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1965, he became a

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in 1978 retiring in 2011.Joseph Dao
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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mali 1936 births 2011 deaths People from Kayes 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Mali Roman Catholic bishops of Kayes {{mali-bio-stub